kylenautique
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Hi Everyone,
I'm thinking about increasing the performance on my vortec 5.7. I currently have the upgraded injectors and a black bear tune. I'm trying to figure out what the best option is for my rig. Does anyone have experience with comparing the marine intake vs the Vmax Spacer/upgraded spider? Is the performance pretty comparable? The other intake I'm looking at is the Edelbrock Pro Flo XT. I have a wild card of possibly buying back my vortec TPI system I sold that was installed on my 1972 k10... but its a long shot. TPI is also a serious pain when it comes to servicing the injectors if there is a problem... My trucks purpose in life is to tow and haul stuff. Its not a race truck. Its my daily driver.
The 5.7 makes killer power especially for towing. The limiting factor seems to be the intake for the trucks. I base this statement off the fact that ski/wakeboard boats use the the vortec 5.7 and they pull like crazy, and the intake design is better than my current stock system. The marine intake is so similar in design from the stock setup, would it make a "Holy ****!!" difference? I know I can go with a 6.0, but when with all EFI engine conversions, they really Nickle and dime you. I'm going to replace the engine soon-ish with a new long block, so it would be fun to make it perform better.
What experience does anyone have with these different intake options?
I'm thinking about increasing the performance on my vortec 5.7. I currently have the upgraded injectors and a black bear tune. I'm trying to figure out what the best option is for my rig. Does anyone have experience with comparing the marine intake vs the Vmax Spacer/upgraded spider? Is the performance pretty comparable? The other intake I'm looking at is the Edelbrock Pro Flo XT. I have a wild card of possibly buying back my vortec TPI system I sold that was installed on my 1972 k10... but its a long shot. TPI is also a serious pain when it comes to servicing the injectors if there is a problem... My trucks purpose in life is to tow and haul stuff. Its not a race truck. Its my daily driver.
The 5.7 makes killer power especially for towing. The limiting factor seems to be the intake for the trucks. I base this statement off the fact that ski/wakeboard boats use the the vortec 5.7 and they pull like crazy, and the intake design is better than my current stock system. The marine intake is so similar in design from the stock setup, would it make a "Holy ****!!" difference? I know I can go with a 6.0, but when with all EFI engine conversions, they really Nickle and dime you. I'm going to replace the engine soon-ish with a new long block, so it would be fun to make it perform better.
What experience does anyone have with these different intake options?